It’s the kind of pairing nearly any rally fan could only dream of orchestrating. EVO Magazine has just published (online) a head-to-head comparo between the legnedary Audi ur quattro and the Lancia Stratos – two rallying legends of their time that couldn’t be more opposite.
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The fans have delivered their verdict, and the winner is – the Audi quattro. With more than fifteen thousand “Likes”, Facebook users chose eleven cars for display in the new special exhibition “I like it” to be held in the Audi museum mobile. Most votes went to the 1984 Audi quattro with four-wheel steering, with the A1 clubsport quattro and Audi TT clubsport quattro joining the winner on the podium in second and third places.
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A high and fast flexibility is what the suspension manufacturer KW automotive characterizes. KW regularlydevelops and produces coilovers for limited small series in superior quality made of aluminum or stainless steel. Even for the Audi A1 quattro, which is worldwide built in a limited edition of only 333 pieces, we have KW coilovers Variant 3+ available. With the KW coilover kit which is adjustable in itsdamping characteristics, the Audi special edition can be lowered continuously by up to 50 mm within the TÜV-tested adjustment range. Similar to the KW competition racing suspension kits which are used in motor sports, driver of the Audi A1 quattro can adjust rebound and compression damping of their KWVariant 3+ separately. More…
AUDI AG celebrates a very special event today – the five millionth Audi with a quattro drive system. The car is a white Audi A6 allroad 3.0 TDI; it rolled off the assembly line at the Neckarsulm plant. The record is a testament to the leading role played by the pioneering all-wheel drive – no other premium brand in the world can claim such high sales figures for a four-wheel drive or a comparable range of models boasting more than 140 quattro variants. More…
What you see here are shots of the upcoming BMW 4-series coupe. “4-series” is the new designation for the coupe version of the 2-door BMW 3-series. If that sounds just a bit similar to Audi’s own staggered A4/A5 sedan/coupe nomenclature designation then maybe it’s no surprise that they appear to have a brand new A5 out on cold weather testing rounds with this camouflaged coupe test mule.
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Audi factory driver André Lotterer was in action on Saturday in the historic rally ‘Legend Boucles de Spa’ as ambassador for the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC): his Audi quattro Group 4 from the 1981 season advertised for the 6-hour race at Spa on May 4. Due to a leaking fuel tank in the 32-year [...] More…
André Lotterer, defending Endurance World Champion with the Audi R18 e-tron quattro, travels back in time to the origins of quattro drive: this coming weekend (February 16) the Audi factory driver contests the Belgian historic rally ‘Legend Boucles de Spa’ in an Audi quattro Group 4 from the 1981 season. The victorious motorsport history of [...] More…
We found one very interesting Audi ur quattro on Ebay, though we’re trying to determine if it’s worth the asking price. What you see here is what looks like one very clean ur quattro chassis, albeit for the mere asking price of $50,000 US. Is it worth the price? You be the judge. Here’s what [...] More…
Pardon the deceptive header pic showing an RS 6. If you watch the video below you won’t see the new RS 6, but you will see a pretty impressive clip of the Russian dash cam genre. The scene is set that a tractor trailer truck is turned sideways and blocks the road. Then, along comes [...] More…
In this week following his win at the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona, Audi factory driver Filipe Albuquerque is enjoying a well-earned break on the beaches of Miami. Filipe is literally world’s away from icy climates like those where one might go ice racing in an A1 quattro… but that’s jus the difference that was [...] More…
It just so happened that several incredible YouTube videos crossed our desk at about the same time this afternoon. The first, found via Jalopnik, is something you wouldn’t believe unless you see. It involves a powersliding ur quattro rally car and snapping a telephone pole. The video was shot at Austria’s Klausner/Söllner Jänner Rally. Next up [...] More…
LONDON – AUDI AG, the first automotive manufacturer to release a space in PlayStation®Home are now taking their partnership to the next level with the launch of an all-new driving technology simulation game. The game focuses on three core AUDI AG technologies: Quattro; Transmission; and Ultra. Players learn about these different AUDI AG technologies by racing [...] More…